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[–] rossman@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

damn this was like old hulu days. remember streaming this on dial up. they always felt like a B type of show but that's what made it great.

[–] f1error@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Ms. Day will get my money and more. Just tell me where and when.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I haven't thought of it in a while, but I think low budget was what maybe held it back? Hoping for good things...

[–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the low budget was part of its magic.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Now you've got me questioning myself. Maybe? But Felicia Day is really smart and I think she could do this right...

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In this economy? Seriously, who has money to throw at something like this?

The animated Firefly show has all their ducks in a row and know what they're doing, this seems sketchy.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 14 hours ago

After the success of Iron Lung, we're gonna see more independent movies done with little funding. Fans have money and are tired of Hollywood.

[–] TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Isnt that the upside of crowdfunding? If they meet their goal, it goes ahead, if they dont, everyone keeps their money.

Im not rich, but I can spare a few dollars to support creators I enjoy

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I'm not yucking anyone's yum, but I would like to know if there are still fans of this series. I didn't get it when it was new, and it seems less relevant now than 20ish years ago.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like I said I'm not judging or trying to drag it down. I'm genuinely trying to understand what people are looking for in a movie for the series. Is it mostly just nostalgia at this point or has there been a group simmering for years waiting for a resolution or something?

Don't feel like you have to respond. I'm not trying to put anyone on the spot. I'd just love to hear what the fans actually think beyond, 'yeah I exist'

Fan here and was never even this nerdy. Great writing and characters!

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Were you ever addicted to WoW or any other MMORPG?

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, but not for lack of trying. I've played RuneScape, EverQuest, Wow (twice once when burning crusade came out and again when cataclysm dropped I'm a huge fan of Warcraft lore) , and a couple other smaller ones. It's not the subject matter that turned me away though. It was the perceived poor writing. One of the other cast members had a different show called Legends of Neal and I remember liking the comedy of that show much more.

That's not really relevant to my question though. I wanted to know if anyone was excited for the return. It seems like the iron is cooled.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People who were really addicted to those things still are. So yeah, I think there's an audience for a small movie.

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you one of those people?

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Nope, but I know some. And WoW or still going strong.

[–] TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Im a big enough fan of Felicia to sign up, even though I never watched The Guild back in the day

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

What's her best work? I'm not really familiar with her writing outside the guild.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 day ago

She was good in Supernatural and Eureka, but she wasn't a writer for those. She was a writer for 7 episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and while I've never seen it, I've only heard good things.

[–] TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know her as a twitch streamer and co-founder of Geek & Sundry (who streamed Critical Role before it got big)

I was also never a big fan of G&S. The biggest thing I remember liking that she's in is Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, but her character has basically nothing to do or say. Which is definitely not her fault, that's the Whedon's fault. I've just never seen anything she's been a part of that made me go 'wow'.

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

I mean, I liked it enough to look forward to this? Idk if I even finished the whole show, but it was entertaining.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmao I was just watching this recently with my kid. Already watched Gamers too. Gotta introduce them to cultured classics 😂

[–] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depending on age, red vs blue is on Amazon prime just saying....

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Already way ahead of you lol.